| Marla Frankenberg Workshop in Tallahassee |
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Greetings from the newly formed Tallahassee (Florida) Polymer Clay Art
Guild! We are pleased to announce that we are hosting our first
workshop featuring Marla Frankenberg of the Pittsburgh Polymer Clay
Guild. Marla's work has been featured in many publications including Polymer Clay Creative Traditions by Judy Belcher. See the second page of this announcement for class details and payment information list. WORKSHOP DETAILS Date: December 9 & 10 (Saturday & Sunday) Location: Lemoyne Art Education Center in Tallahassee Florida (http://www.lemoyne.org) Fee: $155 includes lunch both days, please bring cold beverages for yourself. There is a Publix near downtown if you wish to shop when you arrive. Optional Events: Friday night reception with Marla and a group dinner on Saturday night. Details to follow. Secure your reservation with a deposit of $25 (or the full fee of $155). The balance will be due by November 17. Full registration forms are now available. As of October 3 we still have 6 slots open. If you are concerned about space, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before sending payment via USPS. Here is the description of this 2-day event: Marlafiori Two-Day Flower and Foliage Cane Workshop
Make insanely complex flower canes without going nuts! Using Marlas speedy techniques, create intricate, complex flower canes, but skip the time-consuming drudgery of traditional millefiori. Make them fast, make them easy, and move on to the fun combining them to create one-of-a-kind designs. Learn versatile techniques to make a wide variety of flower canes, realistic or fantastic, along with exotic leaves, lacy ferns, reeds and palm fronds. If making a sunflower were easier than making a buttercup, where would you stop? This two-day workshop will be adapted to fit the skill level of the students. In addition to learning to make many intricate (but easy!) flower and foliage canes, students will be shown how to layer cane slices to make a seamless veneer, how to make earrings and beads, along with finishing techniques to achieve a perfect matte porcelain surface with no sanding or buffing. Marlafiori Workshop Supply List
Since the focus of this workshop is technique, you just need basic clay tools:
I understand that clay preferences are strong. Bring your clay of choice. I will be showing how I make my jewelry, & I use Kato polyclay. Conditioning your clay before the workshop will allow us to accomplish more. If you know how to make Skinner blends, you can make some ahead of time. If you dont know how or dont have time, dont worry about it. If you make your blends ahead of time, leave them in a flat sheet. You will need a background color of clay for your canes. I use translucent clay because I cut slivers of canes & layer them, but you can use an opaque background color if you have different plans for your canes, like making cane slice beads. Figure on a pound of background color. Bring as many colors as you would like to use for your flowers, with contrasting colors. You should use a minimum of four ounces of clay for each flower or leaf that we make, & we will be making three or four flowers, along with a leaf, a fern and reeds. If you have a picture of a flower that you would like to make, please bring that with you. If theres something on the list that you dont have (other than
clay!), please dont worry about it well share. *The tables at the art center will require that you bring a 1" thick piece of wood or catalog to place under your pasta machine so that your machine clamp will be properly secured. Alternately, bring c-clamps or bar clamps. You can read a recent review of this workshop on this site. I will inquire about pasta machine motors and let registrants know the answer. Marla said she will be bringing deli wrap for sale, too. There are several hotels in the area of downtown or you can stay a bit further out near North Monroe Street and I-10. All hotels in these areas have easy access to the workshop site and there are a wide variety of budget, moderate and luxury accommodations available. If you are interested in car pooling or sharing a hotel room, I can to put you in touch with others from your general area and you can work out the details. You can pay me one of these ways (please e-mail me for address info):
Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it me with any questions. Barbara Forbes-Lyons Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
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